Filatima autocrossa

Filatima autocrossa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Filatima
Species:	F. autocrossa
Binomial name
	Filatima autocrossa; (Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
	Gelechia autocrossa Meyrick, 1937;

Filatima autocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China, the southern Ural Mountains, the lower Volga region, the Altai Mountains, the Tuva region, the Chita region and the Krasnoyarsk region.^[2]

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a black spot at the middle of the fold and two further spots at the cell, all surrounded by some ochreous brown scales. The hindwings are fuscous. Females are somewhat smaller than males.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

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